From Disruption to Recovery: Navigating the New Travel Landscape in the Middle East
In this episode, Euromonitor’s Global Insights Manager for Travel, Stephen Dutton, examines how recent geopolitical tensions and soaring oil prices have disrupted the Middle East travel market and outlines pathways to recovery. He highlights that intra‑regional travel, which now accounts for 38.7% of inbound arrivals, offers the most resilient growth opportunity, while long‑haul demand from Asia, Europe and the Americas remains depressed. The discussion details the sharp drop in airline capacity, soaring jet‑fuel costs, and how Gulf carriers are pivoting to domestic and regional markets and diversifying hubs to mitigate risk. Dutton concludes with actionable recommendations for operators to focus on safety, price competitiveness, and customer‑centric crisis responses to capture the $51 billion travel‑spending growth projected for 2025‑2030.
From Search to Conversation: How Is AI Rewiring the Traditional Shopper Funnel?
In this Euromonitor webinar, experts explain how AI is fundamentally reshaping the traditional shopper funnel, moving from keyword‑driven search to algorithmic, conversational discovery. They highlight early disruption signals such as TikTok Shop’s influencer‑driven model and the explosive growth of ChatGPT,...